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handshaking
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handshaking /n./ Hardware or software activity designed to
start or keep two machines or programs in synchronization as they
do protocol. Often applied to human activity; thus, a hacker
might watch two people in conversation nodding their heads to
indicate that they have heard each others' points and say "Oh,
they're handshaking!". See also protocol.
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